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Acheron{ack-uh-ron}Greek

Achilles{uh-kil'-eez}Greek people

Actaeon{ak'-tee-uhn}Greek people

Adrasteia{a-dras'-tee-uh}Greek

Aeacus{ee'-uh-kuhs}Greek people

Aegisthus{ay'-gis-thus}Greek people

Aeneas{ay-nay'-uhs}Roman

Aeolus{ee'-oh-luhs}Greek

Agamemnon{ag-uh-mem'-nahn}Greek people

Aganippe{ag'-uh-nip-ee}Greek

Aias{i'-uhs}Greek people

Alcestis{al-ses'-tis}Greek

Alcinous{al-ki'-no-uhs}Greek people

Alcyone{al-sy'-uh-nee}Greek

Amaltheia{am-al-thee'-uh}Greek

Ambrosia{am-broh'-zhuh}Greek

Amphitryon{am-fi'-tree-ahn}Greek people

Ananke{a'-nan-kee}Greek

Anchises{an-ky'-seez}Roman

Andromeda{an-drahm'-uh-duh}Greek people

Antaeus{an-tee'-uhs}Greek

Antilochus{an-til'--o-kuhs}Greek people

Antinous{an-ti'-no-uhs}Greek people

Antiope{an-ty'-oh-pee}Greek people

Aphrodite{af-roh-dy'-tee}Greek

Apollo{a-pol'-lo}Greek

Arachne{uh-rak'-nee}Greek

Ares{air'-eez}Greek

Arethusa{ar-uh-thoo'-zuh}Greek

Ariadne{air-ee-ad'-nee}Greek people

Aristaeus{air-i-stee'-uhs}Greek

Artemis{ahr'-tuh-mis}Greek

Asclepius{as-klee'-pee-uhs}Greek

Astyanax{as-tie'-a-naks}Greek people

Athena{a-thee'na}Greek

Atreus{ay'-tree-uhs}Greek people

Augeas{aw-jee'-uhs}Greek

Ausonia{aw-so'ni-uh}Roman

Automedon{aw-tom'idon}Greek people

B

Bacchus{bak-uhs}Roman

Bellerophon{buh-lair'-uh-fahn}Greek people

Bona Dea{boh'-nuh day'-uh}Roman

Boreas{bohr'-ee-uhs}Greek

Briseis{bri-say'-is}Greek people

C

Cabiri{kah-bi'ri}Greek

Calchas{kal'-kuhs}Greek people

Callisto{kuh-lis'-toh}Greek

Calypso{ka-lip'-so}Greek

Cassandra{kuh-san'-druh}Greek people

Cassiopeia{kas-ee-oh-pee'-uh}Greek people

Cecrops{see'-krahps}Greek

Cephalus{sef'-uh-luhs}Greek

Cerberus{sur'-bur-uhs}Greek

Ceres{sir'-eez}Roman

Chaos{kay'-ahs}Greek

Charon{kair'-uhn}Greek

Charybdis{kar-ib'-dis}Greek

Chiron{ky'-rahn}Greek

Circe{sur'-see}Greek people

Clytemnestra{kly-tem-nes'-truh}Greek people

Cornucopia{kohr-noo-koh'-pee-uh}Greek

Cronus{kroh'-nuhs}Greek

Cyclopes{sy'-klahps}Greek

Cylleneius{si-le'ni-uhs}Greek

D

Danae{dan'-ay-ee}Greek people

Danaus{dan'-ay-uhs}Greek

Demeter{dih-mee'-tur}Greek

Deucalion{ue-kay'-lee-uhn}Greek

Dido{dy'-doh}Greek people

Diomedes{dy-oh-meed'-eez}Greek people

Dionysus{dy-uh-ny'-suhs}Greek

Dodona{doh-doh'-nuh}Greek

E

Echidna{e-kid'nah}Greek

Echo{ek'o}Greek

Egeria{ee-jir'-ee-uh}Roman

Elara{ee-lah'-ruh}Greek

Electra{ee-lek'-truh}Greek

Electra{ee-lek'-truh}Greek people

Enceladus{en-sell'-ah-dus}Greek

Endymion{en-dim'-ee-uhn}Greek

Eos{ee'-ahs}Greek

Epimetheus{ep-ee-mee'-thee-us}Greek

Erebus{air'-i-buhs}Greek

Erechtheus{ir-ek'-thee-uhs}Greek people

Eris{ee'-ris}Greek

Eros{air'-ohs}Greek

Eumenides{u-men'-i-dez}Greek

Europa{yur-oh'-puh}Greek

Eurynome{ue-rin'-ah-mee}Greek

F

Fauna{fawn'-ah}Roman

Fauns{fawn}Roman

Faunus{fawn'-uhs}Roman

Furies{fyur'-eez}Roman

G

Gaia{jee'-uh}Greek

Galatea{gal-uh-tee'-uh}Greek

Gemini{jem'-in-y}Greek

Glaucus{glaw'-kuhs}Greek

Gorgons{gohr'-guhns}Greek

H

Hades{hay'-deez}Greek

Hebe{hee'-bee}Greek

Hecate{hek'-a-tee}Greek

Hector{hek'-tur}Greek people

Hecuba{hek'-yoo-buh}Greek people

Helen{hel'-en}Greek people

Helenus{hel'-uh-nuhs}Greek

Helios{hee'-lee-ahs}Greek

Hephaestus{huh-fes'-tuhs}Greek

Hera{hir'-uh}Greek

Hercules{hur'-kyoo-leez}Roman

Hermaphroditus{hur-maf-roh-dy'-tuhs}Greek

Hermes{hur'-meez}Greek

Hermione{hur-my'-uh-nee}Greek people

Hero and Leander{hieer'-oh, lee-an'-dur}Greek people

Hesperides{hes-pair'-i-deez}Greek

Hestia{hes'-tee-uh}Greek

Himalia{hy-mal'-ee-uh}Greek

Hippolyta{hi-pahl'-i-tee}Greek people

Hippolytus{hi-pahl'-i-tuhs}Greek people

Hyacinthus{hy-uh-sin'-thuhs}Greek

Hygieia{hy-jee'-uh}Greek

Hyperion{hy-peer'-ee-uhn}Greek

I

Icarus{ik'aruhs}Greek people

Io{ee'-oh}Greek

Iphigenia{if-uh-juh-ny'-uh}Greek people

Iris{y'-ris}Greek

Irus{i-ruhs}Greek people

Ixion{iks'-ee-ahn}Greek people

J

Janus{jayn'-uhs}Roman

Jason{jay'-suhn}Greek people

L

Laestrygones{lie-stri-go'-nays}Greek people

Lamia{lam'-ee-uh}Greek

Laomedon{lay-ahm'-ih-dahn}Greek

Larissa{la'-ree-suh}Greek

Leda{lee'-duh}Greek

Lethe{lee'-thee}Greek

Leto{lee'-toh}Greek

Lotophages{lo-to-fag'-es}Greek people

Lysithea{ly-see'-thee-uh}Greek

M

Maenads{mee'-nadz}Greek

Marsyas{mahr-see-uhs}Greek

Medea{meh-dee'-uh}Greek people

Medusa{muh-doo'-suh}Greek

Meleager{mel-ee-ay'-jur}Greek people

Memnon{mem'-nahn}Greek people

Menelaus{men-uh-lay'-uhs}Greek people

Metis{mee'-tis}Greek

Midas{my'-duhs}Greek

Mimas{my'-mas}Greek

Minos{my'-nuhs}Greek

Mnemosyne{nemoz'ini}Greek

Morpheus{mohr'-fee-uhs}Greek

N

Naiads{nay'-ads}Greek

Narcissus{nahr-sis'-uhs}Greek

Nemesis{nem'-uh-sis}Greek

Neoptolemus{nee-ahp-tahl'-i-muhs}Greek people

Nereids{nee'-reeds}Greek

Nereus{nee'-ree-uhs}Greek

Nestor{nes'-tur}Greek

Nike{ny'-kee}Greek

Niobe{ny'-oh-bee}Greek

O

Odysseus{oh-dis'-ee-uhs}Greek people

Orestes{ohr-es'-teez}Greek people

Orion{oh-ry'-uhn}Greek people

Orpheus{ohr'-fee-uhs}Greek people

P

Palamedes{pal-uh-meed'-eez}Greek people

Pandora{pan-dohr'-uh}Greek

Paris{par'-is}Greek people

Patroclus{pa-tro'-kluhs}Greek people

Pegasus{peg'-uh-suhs}Greek

Peleus{pe-lay'-uhs}Greek people

Pelops{pee'-lahps}Greek people

Penates{puh-nay'-teez}Roman

Penelope{puh-nel'-uh-pee}Greek people

Persephone{pur-sef'-uh-nee}Greek

Perseus{pur'-see-uhs}Greek people

Phaeton{fay'-uh-thuhn}Greek

Philoctetes{fil-ahk-tee'-teez}Greek people

Philomela{fil-oh-mee'-luh}Greek people

Phobos{fo'-bos}Greek

Phoebe{fee'-bee}Greek

Phoenix{fee'-niks}Greek

Pirithous{py-rith'-oh-uhs}Greek people

Pleiades{plee'-uh-deez}Greek

Pluto{ploo'-toh}Roman

Polyphemus{pah-luh-fee'-muhs}Greek

Poseidon{puh-sy'-duhn}Greek

Priam{pri'-am}Greek people

Priapus{pry-ay'-puhs}Roman

Prometheus{proh-mee'-thee-uhs}Greek

Proteus{proh'-tee-uhs}Greek

Psyche{sy'-kee}Greek

Pygmalion{pig-mayl'-ee-uhn}Greek

Python{py'-thahn}Greek

Q

Quirinus{kwir'-in-uhs}Roman

R

Remus{ree'-muhs}Roman

Rhea{ree'-uh}Greek

Romulus{rahm'-yoo-luhs}Roman

S

Sarpedon{sahr-pee'-duhn}Greek

Satyrs{say'-tur}Greek

Sciron{si'ron}Greek people

Scylla{sil'-uh}Greek

Selene{suh-lee'-nee}Greek

Semele{sem'-uh-lee}Greek

Sibyl{sib'-ul}Greek

Silenus{sy-lee'-nuhs}Greek

Sinon{si'non}Greek people

Sinope{see'-noh-pee}Greek

Sisyphus{sis'-i-fuhs}Greek

Somnus{sahm'-nuhs}Roman

Styx{stiks}Greek

T

Tantalus{tan'-tuh-luhs}Greek people

Tartarus{tahr'-tuh-ruhs}Greek

Telemachus{tuh-lem'-a-kuhs}Greek people

Tethys{thee'-thus}Greek

Thalassa{tuh-lass'-uh}Greek

Thanatos{than'-uh-tahs}Greek

Thebe{thee'-bee}Greek

Theseus{thee'-see-uhs}Greek people

Thetis{thee'-tis}Greek

Tiresias{ty-ree'-see-uhs}Greek people

Titans{ty'-tuhns}Greek

Triton{tryt'-uhn}Greek

U

Ultor{uhl'tawr}Roman

Ulysses{yoo-lis'-eez}Roman

Uranus{yoo-ray'-nuhs}Greek

V

Vesta{ves'-tuh}Roman

Vulcan{vuhl'-kuhn}Roman

Z

Zeus{zoos}Greek